EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC
Saint Paul, MN · Parent: Brenntag N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 39.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC: how the 39.1K lbs splits
39.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 39.1K lbs 100.0%
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's 39.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Paul, MN, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 8.6K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 39.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,703 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Brenntag Great Lakes LLC is pounds #149 and chemical-count #16 at 39.1K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cemstone - Midway; Ascentek Inc.; Impressions Inc; Westrock Mn Corp. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Minnesota: Coastal Chemical Co. LLC; Solvents & Petroleum Service; Multi-Chem Group Roosevelt Ut Facility; Barton Solvents Inc Council Bluffs. Other Brenntag N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Brenntag Mid-South; Brenntag Mid-South; Brenntag Mid-South Inc; Brenntag Mid-South Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Methyl tert-butyl ether; N,N-Dimethylformamide; Toluene.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 39.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coastal Chemical Co. LLC and Solvents & Petroleum Service.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
39K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Brenntag Great Lakes LLC reports the 61st-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 87.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Coastal Chemical Co. LLC and Solvents & Petroleum Service.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 87.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's total reported releases rose from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's chemicals reported rose from 7 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's air releases rose from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Brenntag Great Lakes LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 39.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 67% (5.2K lbs to 8.6K lbs).
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Brenntag Great Lakes LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 67% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 9.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 7.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 8.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 8.6K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 34.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | 3.2K lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 255 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 255 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Trichloroethylene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Cemstone - Midway, Ascentek Inc., Impressions Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Coastal Chemical Co. LLC, Solvents & Petroleum Service, Multi-Chem Group Roosevelt Ut Facility.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Brenntag Great Lakes LLC on cumulative reported pounds (39.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Husco International, Europtec USA LLC, Bridgeport Fittings LLC. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Husco International Maquoketa, IA · Fabricated Metals 39.1K lbs reported
- Europtec USA LLC Chicago, IL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 39.1K lbs reported
- Bridgeport Fittings LLC Stratford, CT · Electrical Equipment 39.1K lbs reported
- Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp Menomonee Falls, WI · Fabricated Metals 39.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Brenntag N.a. Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Brenntag Mid-South, Brenntag Mid-South, Brenntag Mid-South Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Methanol, Methyl tert-butyl ether, N,N-Dimethylformamide, Toluene; nearby reporters include Cemstone - Midway. Brenntag Great Lakes LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Brenntag Great Lakes LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Paul, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 1.2% of Ramsey TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Husco International (Δ 15 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov